A Treatise on the Civil Jurisdiction of Justices of the Peace: To Which Are Added, Outlines of the Powers and Duties of County and Town Officers in the State of New York (Classic Reprint) - Tapa blanda

Excerpt from A Treatise on the Civil Jurisdiction of Justices of the Peace: To Which Are Added, Outlines of the Powers and Duties of County and Town Officers in the State of New York

Nothing could be more gratifying to the friends of human rights than the spontaneous call of our people for a reform which our exigencies so much demanded. It showed that the intelligence, spirit, discernment and independence of the com munity, were not behind the times, and gave strong encourage ment for the future.

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Excerpt from A Treatise on the Civil Jurisdiction of Justices of the Peace: To Which Are Added, Outlines of the Powers and Duties of County and Town Officers in the State of New York

In the progress of an age remarkable for a spirit of wholesome reform, but few events of deeper interest to the masses, have occurred, than those in our own State, consequent upon the re-modelling of our constitution.

We have to record no brilliant military achievement with the attendant horrors and evils of war; nor have we been witness to any violent and bloody, though successful revolution. Our triumph has been a moral and intellectual triumph, obtained by the steady advancement of our people in virtue and mental culture.

Nothing could be more gratifying to the friends of human rights than the spontaneous call of our people for a reform which our exigencies so much demanded. It showed that the intelligence, spirit, discernment and independence of the community, were not behind the times, and gave strong encouragement for the future.

The re-modelling of our constitution, has led to the establishing our judicial system upon a republican footing adapted to the simplicity of our institutions. The practice of our courts, has undergone a radical and salutary change - a change based upon utility, economy, despatch, and a just regard for the true rights of parties. By it, we have set a proud example to the world, which our sister states arc already beginning to imitate. Long may its light illumine our halls of justice, a beacon of hope and imitation to those less favored, until its spirit shall have penetrated every civilized community.

The recent changes in our practice and pleadings have extended to Courts of Justices of the Peace, no less than to the higher tribunals.

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This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.